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From: simon@simon_pc.UUCP (Simon Shapiro)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Good PClone buy: Zenith 148
Message-ID: <146@simon_pc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 23:14:13 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 27 23:14:13 1986
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Organization: S*H & Company, Walnut Creek, California
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Summary: Zenith PC-148

To add to your comments;  I use the Z-148 with the Microscience 20Mb disk
drive and have no problems at all.  I use it with a Western Digital
controller and it boots at the 8mhz speed (unlike the xebec sold by Heath
some time ago).  The only problem I encounter is with FastBack.  It tries
to grind down the floppy disk drive after a disk or two, sleeps for
several minutes and then reports that an imaginary hard disk sector is bad.
It does it on or near sector 30 if the floppy, strange.  Otherwise, I am
quite happy with it.  The only other point of complaint is the choice
of the volor graphics mode.  The resolution (compared to the AT&T 7300
that sits next to it) is, well, not very good.

Simon.